Urinary quiz Flashcards
Which of the following is NOT a function of the kidney?
Regulation of body fluid concentrations
Removal of nitrogenous and acidic wastes
Activation of vitamin D
Production of albumin
Production of albumin
Which of the following describes the flow of filtrate in the kidney?
__________ capsule to the _________ convoluted tubule to the loop of _______
Bowman’s capsule to the proximal convoluted tubule to the loop of Henle
Which statement about the bladder is TRUE?
Three openings from the urinary bladder form the __________
trigone.
By what process is water reabsorbed from the filtrate?
Osmosis
Under what circumstances do cells in the kidneys secrete renin?
Blood flow in the afferent arteriole decreases.
From the following, choose the substance likely to appear in the urine when the glomerulus is inflamed.
Albumin
Urea
Sodium
Creatinine
Albumin
When a respiratory infection with high fever is present in the body, how would the kidney tubules maintain normal pH of body fluids?
Secrete more acids and reabsorb more bicarbonate ions.
When comparing normal kidney function with dialysis, which of the following mechanisms is not possible in dialysis?
Active transport
What is the cause of most cases of pyelonephritis?
An ascending infection by E. coli
Which disease is manifested by dysuria and pyuria?
Cystitis
Why may acute pyelonephritis and cystitis follow untreated prostatitis?
There is a continuous mucosa along the involved structures.
Pyelonephritis may be distinguished from cystitis by the presence in pyelonephritis of:
urinary casts and flank pain.
